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California public health officials have partially lifted restrictions on who should receive tests for the coronavirus, recommending for the first time that asymptomatic people living or working in high-risk settings such as nursing homes, prisons and even some households should now be considered a priority.The move makes California the first state to broaden restrictive federal…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced an expansion of coronavirus testing capability throughout California, saying the findings will be critical to deciding when to ease the state’s strict stay-at-home order and allow people to return to work.Newsom’s announcement comes as more and more cities and counties have urged him to modify the restrictions, which they…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. California officials who closed a popular skate park and filled it with 37 tons of sand in hopes of keeping residents away during the coronavirus outbreak have inadvertently turned the recreational site into a dirt biker’s paradise.A video posted on Instagram this week shows riders catching air at Ralph’s Skate…

April 22, 2020 | 2:18am Enlarge Image Nurses at Providence Saint John's Health Center were previously suspended for refusing to treat patients without N95 masks. Lizabeth Baker Wade via AP At least 10 nurses are heading back to the COVID-19 ward this week after being suspended for demanding protective respirator masks, the National Nurses United…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.California officials have discovered what are possibly the earliest known coronavirus deaths in the United States.Santa Clara County announced Tuesday that three people who died at home during February and March tested positive for COVID-19 during their autopsies. The deaths took place…